1972 Winston 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 11 of 31
Date: May 7, 1972
Track: Alabama International Motor Speedway

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Winston 500 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	59
Started First	Bobby Isaac	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (59)
Race Distance	500.08 miles (188 laps)	Track Length	2.66 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	50
Total Purse	$133,700	Winner Earnings	$23,745
Different Leaders	7	Lead-Lap Finishers	4
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	11 of 31

Winston 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	188	59	running	—	$23,745
2	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	188	57	running	—	$15,895
3	5	11	Buddy Baker	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	188	32	running	—	$9,995
4	28	28	Fred Lorenzen	Lemon Tree Inn	Hoss Ellington	Ford	188	4	running	—	$6,095
5	3	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	187	14	running	—	$6,970
6	26	18	Joe Frasson	Mario Frasson Cement Co.	Joe Frasson	Dodge	186	0	running	—	$2,695
7	40	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Porter Ford	Bill Seifert	Mercury	185	0	running	—	$2,895
8	44	98	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	185	0	running	—	$2,545
9	8	79	Frank Warren	TIE Factory Outlets	Frank Warren	Dodge	185	0	running	—	$2,370
10	30	72	Benny Parsons	Madden Food Systems	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	184	0	running	—	$2,245
11	33	2	Dave Marcis	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	183	0	running	—	$2,220
12	36	57	David Ray Boggs	Boggs Body Shop	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	182	0	running	—	$1,695
13	42	25	Jabe Thomas	Nolen's Restaurant	Don Robertson	Plymouth	182	0	running	—	$2,195
14	14	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	182	0	running	—	$2,170
15	15	8	Ed Negre	—	Ed Negre	Dodge	182	0	running	—	$2,120
16	11	3	Jimmy Crawford	Crawford Racing	Crawford Brothers	Plymouth	181	0	crash	—	$1,695
17	16	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	180	0	out of gas	—	$1,620
18	37	88	Ron Keselowski	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	179	0	running	—	$1,545
19	10	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	179	0	running	—	$2,020
20	17	92	Larry Smith	Smith's Garage	Harley Smith	Ford	178	0	running	—	$1,495
21	23	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	178	0	running	—	$1,970
22	19	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Mercury	173	0	running	—	$1,445
23	32	0	Bobby Mausgrover	American Jetway Corp.	Bobby Mausgrover	Dodge	173	0	running	—	$1,420
24	39	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	172	0	running	—	$1,895
25	43	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	172	0	running	—	$1,945
26	22	47	Raymond Williams	—	Raymond Williams	Ford	167	0	running	—	$1,345
27	18	91	Richard D. Brown	—	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	155	0	throttle	—	$1,320
28	6	27	Donnie Allison	North Georgia Oil Co.	Monty Myers	Chevrolet	145	0	engine	—	$1,295
29	47	51	Dub Simpson	—	Bill Strong	Chevrolet	136	0	windshield	—	$1,270
30	49	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Mercury	132	0	running	—	$1,255
31	24	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	122	0	engine	—	$1,220
32	21	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah	Don Bierschwale	Ford	121	0	running	—	$1,195
33	29	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	112	0	crash	—	$1,670
34	46	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	88	0	axle	—	$1,645
35	27	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	87	8	engine	—	$1,570
36	12	31	Jim Vandiver	—	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	83	0	engine	—	$1,095
37	13	5	David Sisco	—	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	72	0	engine	—	$1,095
38	25	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Mercury	69	0	engine	—	$680
39	7	97	Red Farmer	—	Willie Humphries	Ford	67	0	overheating	—	$1,020
40	20	93	Buck Baker	—	Harold Furr	Chevrolet	67	0	engine	—	$650
41	41	33	Wayne Smith	Davie Truckers	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet	59	0	rear end	—	$1,020
42	38	46	Roy Mayne	Hunter's Garage	Tom Hunter	Chevrolet	56	0	engine	—	$945
43	45	77	Charlie Roberts	Sunny King Ford	Charlie Roberts	Ford	56	0	engine	—	$920
44	31	90	Jackie Oliver	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	50	0	engine	—	$1,395
45	4	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	34	14	engine	—	$3,720
46	35	23	Bill Dennis	Nolan's Restaurant	Don Robertson	Plymouth	23	0	engine	—	$845
47	48	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Dodge	19	0	clutch	—	$1,320
48	34	63	Robert Wales	Pleasant Grove Union	Charlie Roberts	Dodge	13	0	oil leak	—	$795
49	50	53	Bill Ward	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Ford	10	0	oil leak	—	$770
50	9	42	Marty Robbins	—	Marty Robbins	Dodge	179	0	disqualified	—	$745

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